The Lair

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This can work.

 

Was it you I saw planning a trip to bald mtn? If so that's only a few hours from my house. Im not sure if it is open yet but there are several trails close by if it's closed.

 

It's in the thinking-bout stages, but yes.

 

Truth!!!

I got my header rail (turd gen problems) and a few filters for less than what the rail and shipping would be (and I'm less than an hour from dealership).

 

Don't lie!!!

You're just prepping to unveil

Spoiler: THIS NEXT LEVEL TAILGATE DECAL

you've been working on!!!

 

One of my friends here is having a bunch of actuator issues on his tacoma and it has me paranoid so I'm going to be proactive and swap in a manually activated FJ case. $300 shipped from LKQ. It'll be out of a 2007 FJ with 130k miles on it, so 100k fewer than what I have on mine. I will need to swap input shafts but that's it.

For the ADD on the front diff, I'm going to engage it, then unplug the actuator. It'll just stay in the engaged position. I could swap in a solid tube from an FJ but that's $350 vs free.

Here are some links if anyone is curious as to the work involved.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...s-for-fj-case-for-manual-transmission.714337/

 

Have fun! It is actually a pretty fun install and really gives peace of mind on the trail... gives a little extra hum on the street though, but hey it's not supposed to be super quiet in cab.

 

Did you have to swap input shafts too? I can’t remember if you’re a manual. Doesn’t seem too terrible but still.

 

No sir, I'm an auto... mine was truly a bolt on/in mod


BTW, I gave in and bought an awning...

 

Here’s my goal for the finished product. Gonna test my sewing skills.

 

I have been thinking about just buying an FJ case and sitting on it until my actuator goes out. It’s close to the price of just replacing the actuator itself.

I know a few people that had either the actuator or ADD go out and one of those trucks never really left the street.

 

I figure for $300 and a few days worth of my time, it won’t hurt to be proactive. Plus it’ll be cool to have it be all manual engagement.

 

Absolutely! That way you never have the issue.

 

My afternoon mods were to “hardwire” some usb outlets into the tent as well as my lumenoodle. I had it last trip just lazily tossed up around the poles and it was so incredibly handy that I wanted to make it permanent. There’s an extra usb outlet to charge my phone or run a fan.

 

My OCD is screaming 'run it behind the tube Randy!'

 

Hey guys, I was just wondering if these wheel spacers could be considered a great deal. Cause that's what I found on eBay! I've been thinking about getting them for a long time and I think this would be a good option for rig.

 

This puts a little less stress on the plug and wire since it’s a more gradual bend vs a sharp 120 degree back towards the tube.

or at least that’s what I tell myself.

 

I’d stay away. Those marks are from someone hitting it with a hammer to free it from the truck. If that person doesn’t even own a dead blow, probably don’t own a torque wrench either.

Now, there have been instances with my old spacers where I had to tap them with a hammer and it left a slight mark, but those marks pictured are from someone wailing on it.